ADVISORY/Contributions to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts Can Be Made Via Amazon.com.In the fourth graph, first sentence of release should read: ...public can visit Amazon's gateway page to find a box...(sted public can visit Amazon's gateway page will find a box). Also, in the contact information, the phone number should be: 206-266-7180 (sted 425-829-1767) The corrected release reads: ADVISORY/CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN RED CROSS American Red Cross: see Red Cross. DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS CAN BE MADE VIA AMAZON.COM (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers.
WHAT:
In response to the largest earthquake to strike the globe since
1964 and subsequent tsunamis that have devastated south Asia and
eastern Africa, Amazon.com has established a box on its gateway page
where customers can contribute to the international relief efforts.
According to the Red Cross, staff and volunteers are being
mobilized to assist with immediate needs, and financial support is the
best way to support relief efforts. The donation box on Amazon.com is
one, easy way for the public to assist the tens of thousands of
victims throughout the region.
WHY:
Amazon.com provides a safe and secure platform where those wishing
to help can easily make a financial contribution to the relief
efforts. 100% of contributions will be passed on to the Red Cross for
use in this specific effort.
WHEN:
Beginning today, Amazon.com customers and the public can visit
Amazon's gateway page to find a box where they can easily make a
contribution to the American Red Cross.
WHERE:
To find this contribution box, go to www.amazon.com.
For more information contact: Amazon.com Media Relations,
206-266-7180.
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